New Jersey volunteers start hospice care (2009/11/16)

Helping patients, who are terminally ill, to live out their last days in dignity is the most important concept of palliative care. In the United States, Tzu Chi volunteers from New Jersey have started serving in a local hospice, to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to residents, who are facing life-limiting illnesses. After receiving specialist training, the volunteers went to the Peggy Coloney's House, to give residents an early Christmas surprise. Palliative care training An important part of learning how to care for terminal cancer patients is how to put on and take off rubber gloves; and how to transfer someone into a wheel chair also takes skill. Volunteers learn about palliative care This hospice training program, which started in April, gives Tzu Chi volunteers a better understanding of patients and how to care for them. Tzu Chi volunteer, Liu Biyue:"A hospice helps patients see out their lives with dignity. Of course it needs a lot more volunteers." Tzu Chi volunteer, Chen Canshi:"Every volunteer wants to serve, but like the Master says, to serve you need compassion and knowledge. Today we're learning knowledge." Putting knowledge to use at local hospice After six months of training, the New Jersey volunteers put their knowledge to use at Peggy Coloney's House at the end of October. They give the hospice residents an early Christmas. Socks for an early Christmas gift Inside the stockings - are warm woolen socks, which the volunteers deliver to each ...

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